Sections of rubberized sidewalk are installed along Parnell Avenue. The $150,000 project is being paid by revenue from the county economic development income tax.

Samuel Hoffman | The Journal Gazette

City’s tax take drawing scrutiny

Last month, the Fort Wayne City Council spent weeks dissecting Mayor Tom Henry’s property tax-backed 2010 budget. [More]

Visitors to Headwaters Park, including Karen Klotz and Carlos Gonzalez in the background, enjoy the ice Sunday.

Laura J. Gardner | The Journal Gazette

Warm temps and a hot time on ice

Even though Christmas music played in the background, there wasn’t much to indicate the winter season at the Headwaters Park outdoor skating rink with temperatures Sunday in the mid-50s. [More]

Teacher Jan Sarratore reads to members of the Garden Club on Wednesday at Whitney Young Early Childhood Center.

Kelly Soderlund | The Journal Gazette

Young students get into gardening

All they needed were pine cones, Popsicle sticks, string and some bird food. [More]

November 23, 2009 5:16 am

Illustration by Gregg Bender/The Journal Gazette

How the identity thief stole Christmas

A week from today, the thieves will be out to get you. [More]

Illustration by Samuel Hoffman/The Journal Gazette

Glamour time

The makeup montages in chick flicks are always so much fun, if decidedly implausible: Sandy in "Grease" pops out at the school fair with big ol' sexy hair; Cady in "Mean Girls" piles on more lip gloss than a middle school cheerleading squad; Josie in "Never Been Kissed" learns how to use [More]

Weis admits season ‘not good enough’

Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis will not resign. [More]

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OUR BLOGS

Pro sports

  • Komets win in shootout- Ice Chips8:06 pm Sunday

    The Komets held off a feisty effort from the IHL’s worst team, defeating the Quad City Mallards 4-3 in an overtime shootout Sunday in Moline, Ill.

  • TinCaps open store at Glenbrook Square- TinCaps blog9:50 pm Thursday

    The TinCaps will open a team store at the Glenbrook Square Mall for the holiday season beginning Friday. Fans can now purchase team gear in three places: the Glenbrook Square location, the Orchard Team Store at Parkview Field and at TinCaps.com.

  • Firehawks hire head coach- Extra Points6:04 pm Thursday

    Calling him the right man at the right time for this job, Firehawks general manager and co-owner John Christner announced in a press release that Willie Davis will be the team's first head coach.

  • Weis won't quit- And Another Thing3:38 pm Sunday

    Charlie Weis said in his Sunday news conference today that he absolutely will not tender his resignation as Notre Dame's football coach. He also said it would be pretty hard to argue against his ouster at this point.

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HS Sports

  • Defense comes through for Knights- Preps Plus Sunday

    Rensselaer Central came into Friday's Class 2A semistate averaging 31 points per game. Bishop Luers shut them down en route to a 52-21 victory. The last two touchdowns came late in the second half.

Local

  • Sick pets get high-tech health care- Tall Tails4:43 pm Friday

    MRI and CT scanners, a pain rehabilitation center and an underwater treadmill – those are just some of the state-of-the-art facilities pets can benefit from at a new animal hospital in the United Kingdom.

  • Vicks Sinex nasal spray recalled- Instant Recall2:34 pm Thursday

    CINCINNATI – The Procter & Gamble Co. is recalling about 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray after the company found bacteria in some samples during routine testing.

  • America's Next Top Model finale- Fierce Factor10:25 pm Wednesday

    While Jaclyn and I watched the America's Next Top Model finale -- both of us feeling that nauseous sensation you get after too much fabulousness and draping chiffon -- we chatted via instant messenger. Here is a recap of the show, with highlights of our online chat.

  • Take it easy- Wedding Belle Friday

    Pumpkin pie. Ginger almond cake. Deep dish apple pie. Triple chocolate pumpkin pie. Pear almond cake. Apple raisin bread pudding. Cheesecake-filled pumpkin cupcakes.

  • Cosmopolitan campus- Learning Curve4:25 pm Tuesday

    The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the number of foreign students studying in the U.S. hit an all-time high in 2008, with 671,616 international students enrolled. That's an increase of 8 percent from 2007.

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